This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army National Guard, serving in Iraq:

As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my two week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing something is happening in Iraq that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the list of things that has happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it with your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is producing.)

* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35% before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first time in 30 years.

Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you happen to run into anyone who thinks/thought different, be sure to give him my name and title, and send him to Denison, Iowa. This soldier will set them straight. If you are like me and very disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.

Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion

Interesting to know probe the scriptures Read down to
the very bottom, 
you don't want to miss this! 
 
VERY INTERESTING - 
 
1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. 
 
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq , was the cradle of
civilization! 
 
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq. 
 
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq. 
 
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq! 
 
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in
Iraq! 
 
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq. 
 
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq. 
 
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes
of Israel. 
 
10. Amos cried out in Iraq! 
 
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem. 
12. D aniel was in 
the lion's den in Iraq ! 
13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq
(Jesus had been 
in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery
furnace!) 
 
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing
on the wall" in 
Iraq . 
 
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews
captive into 
Iraq. 
 
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq. 
 
17. The wise men were from Iraq. 
 
18. Peter preached in Iraq. 
 
19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is
called Babylon, 
which was a city in Iraq! 
 
And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the
nation most often 
mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation
is second? It is 
Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in
the Bible. The names 
used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar , and
Mesopotamia. The 
word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more
exactly between the 
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers . The name Iraq, means
country with deep 
roots. 
 
Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very
significant 
country in the Bible. 
 
No other nation, except Israel, has more history and
prophecy 
associated with it than Iraq. 
 
And also... This is something to think about! Since
America is 
typically represented by an eagle. Saddam should have
read up on his Muslim 
passages... 
 
The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic
Bible) 
 
Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia
would awaken a 
fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt
throughout the lands 
of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in
despair still 
more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the
lands of Allah; and 
there was peace. (Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?! 

Iraq....did you know?

Just in case some of you might think of Iraq as "only" an

oil rich nation, ruled by an evil dictator for 30 years, whether it

has been supporting terrorists or may not be very important, here are

a few important facts regarding the important history and roles

that this nation has played down through history:

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. (it sure doesn't look

much like Paradise on earth today thanks to Saddam)

2. Mesopotamia which is now Iraq was the cradle of

civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor which is in Iraq.

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.

9. Assyria which is in Iraq conquered the ten tribes of

Israel.

10. Amos cried out in Iraq!

11. Babylon which is in Iraq destroyed Jerusalem.

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!

13. The 3 Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (that's

good news to know that JESUS has been in Iraq too as the 4th person in

the fiery furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon, saw the "writing on the

wall" in Iraq. (which hopefully Saddam will too!)

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews

captive into Iraq.

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

17. The wise men were from Iraq. (where are the "wise" men

today?)

18. Peter preached in Iraq.

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called

Babylon which was a city in Iraq!

So? was Iraq important in centuries past, important today

and Important in the future in the fulfilling and completion of

God's Word?

What do you think?